The Farmland Preservation Program helps to ensure that farming remains viable in the state. It does this by purchasing development rights from farmers - which enables them to retain ownership of their property while protecting the lands for agricultural use. At the same time, it provides farmers with a financially competitive alternative to development.

This program is operated by the Agricultural Land Preservation Commission (ALPC), which formed in 1981 pursuant to RIGL 42-82 (Farmland Preservation Act) for the primary purpose of acquiring the development rights to farmland in Rhode Island. The ALPC is a quasi-governmental agency that works closely with the DEM.

Contact Rhode Island Farmland Preservation Program

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Contact Rhode Island Farmland Preservation Program

Department of Environmental Management
235 Promenade Street
Providence, Rhode Island  02908
Phone: (401) 222-2781
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